A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland

Aki Koivula; Teo Keipi; Ilkka Koiranen; Pekka Räsänen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91521-0_23

A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland

Aki Koivula^*, Teo Keipi, Ilkka Koiranen, Pekka Räsänen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Not published at Aalto University

University of Turku

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Abstract

This study is focused on questions regarding online identifications. We intend to examine the extent to which different demographic groups and generations in Finland identify with online communities in 2009 and 2017. Our empirical data are derived from nationally representative surveys collected in Finland in 2009 (nÂ =Â 1,202) and 2017 (nÂ =Â 1,648). The findings indicated that identification with online communities has increased in Finland between 2009 and 2017. Notably, demographic differences have diminished over time as the popularity of online groups has increased among middle-aged citizens especially. Analysis showed an interesting interaction between age cohort and observed year. It seems that younger generations have experienced a communal backlash, in which identification to online communities has decreased, while identification with traditional social groups has not changed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Gabriele Meiselwitz
Publisher	Springer
Pages	318-332
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9783319915203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91521-0_23
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 15 Jul 2018 → 20 Jul 2018 Conference number: 10

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10913 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media
Abbreviated title	SCSM
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	15/07/2018 → 20/07/2018

Keywords

Internet use
Online communities
Social media
Temporal change

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Koivula, A., Keipi, T., Koiranen, I., & Räsänen, P. (2018). A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland. In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.), Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings (pp. 318-332). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10913 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91521-0_23

Koivula, Aki ; Keipi, Teo ; Koiranen, Ilkka et al. / A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland. Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings. editor / Gabriele Meiselwitz. Springer, 2018. pp. 318-332 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Koivula, A, Keipi, T, Koiranen, I & Räsänen, P 2018, A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland. in G Meiselwitz (ed.), Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10913 LNCS, Springer, pp. 318-332, International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 15/07/2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91521-0_23

A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland. / Koivula, Aki; Keipi, Teo; Koiranen, Ilkka et al.
Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Gabriele Meiselwitz. Springer, 2018. p. 318-332 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10913 LNCS).

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Koivula A, Keipi T, Koiranen I, Räsänen P. A Middle-Aged Social Internet with a Millennial Exodus? Changes in Identifications with Online Communities Between 2009 and 2017 in Finland. In Meiselwitz G, editor, Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior - 10th International Conference, SCSM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings. Springer. 2018. p. 318-332. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91521-0_23

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